forránta
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish forránta; forrán (“attack, assault; violence, aggression”) + -ta.
Adjective
forránta
- Synonym of forránach (“violent, aggressive; bold, forward, assertive”)
- formidable
- Synonyms: do-iongabhála, iontach, ollmhór, scanrúil
- redoubtable
- Synonym: mórghníomhach
Derived terms
- forrántacht f (“aggressiveness; boldness, forwardness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| forránta | fhorránta | bhforránta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "forránach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “forránta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.